The Real King of The NBA

Sunday Nights Blue vs. White scrimmage for team USA was a great success. Both teams played very hard and the game turned out to be very entertaining. Their were 6 lead changes and the blue team won 105-104. USA should be destroying teams next month at the FIBA Americas Championship. The team consists of top NBA All Stars. Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Lebron James, Amare Stoudemire will be leading team USA.
Sundays scrimmage was another example of the difference between Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan from Lebron James. Yes, I know everyone will say Lebron is only 22 and he took his team to the finals. However, making the finals in the East this season was easier then getting out of the first round in the West. He played a Washington team without 2 of their top players in Caron Butler and Gilbert Arenas . Then he played 2 teams who are over the hill. The Nets whose top players are 34 in Jason Kidd and a 30 year old Vince Carter whose legs look like they are 65. He did play extremely well against the Pistons another team who looks out of their prime. Lebron was Kobe and Jordan like in his 41 point overtime victory. That game he was nothing but outstanding. Besides that he was just good in the playoffs. When Daniel Gibson scores 19 points in the 4th quarter and 31 in the game something must be wrong with the East. The Western Conference is a far superior conference to the East. It isn’t even close. Any of the 8 playoff teams in the West would of won the East. We saw this in the finals in which the Spurs dominated the Cavilers in every aspect of every game on their way to a 4 game sweep. Don’t get me wrong I think Lebron James is an outstanding player. However, to compare this guy to Jordan and Kobe at this point in his career shouldn’t be happening. Shooting a 69% FT percentage in the finals isn’t getting the job done. He shot 0.698 from the line this season and had a 3point percentage of .319. Kobe the All- Star MVP.(should of won regular season MVP) Shot .863 from the line during the regular season and .358% from behind the arch. In the playoffs Kobe was 91.82 from the line. Its very simple Lebron James has one very big flaw to his game. He doesn’t have a jump shot. Yes, he can take the ball to the basket arguably better then any other player in the league. However, he isn’t a great shooter and hasn’t been very clutch. When the game is on the line time and time again we have watched Kobe and Michael take the ball and hit a game winning jumper with a guy in their face. This is something Lebron hasn’t been able to do yet. Sundays Blue White Scrimmage was more of the same. Kobe hit big shot after big shot and Lebron couldn’t make a jumper. He finished 1 for 5 on 3s with a 3 point line that is 3 feet shorter then the NBA line. Kobe was 4-9 and hit the big shots when it mattered most. With the Blue team down 101-98 Kobe drained a 3 with Lebron in his face to tie the game. Then down 1 with just over a minute left Kobe hit a jump shot with Lebron in his face again to give his team a 1 point lead. After Jason Kid scored to give the white team back a 1 point lead. Kobe had one chance to give his team the lead with 6 seconds left. Kobe of course delivered and sank a tuff jump shot to give Blue a 105-104 lead. White would give the ball to Lebron for the last shot. Kobe played incredible defense as always and forced Lebron to take a tuff jumper in which he didn’t even hit the rim. Kobe carried his team to a 105-104 victory. I understand this was only an exhibition however, how many times have we seen Kobe hit the big shot. Time and time again he comes up big. They said Lebron is the next Jordan. Right now it doesn’t look like he will be however, the closest thing we have to Jordan is Kobe Bryant. He is by far the best and most clutch player in the league. When the game is on the line Kobe always delivers. He is only 28 and he has 3 rings. Lebron is a great player. One of the best in the league however. when the game is on the line he was tending to pass the ball rather then taking the last shot. If this guy is the best player in the league why wouldn’t he want the ball in his hands when the game is on the line? I know Lebron is going to be a great player for years to come. He is 6-8 240 pounds and can take the ball to the basket. Simply put Lebron is a beast. However, until this guy develops a jump shot he will never be in the same league as Jordan and Kobe. Yes 22 is very young but, if you haven’t developed a jump shot by now and are shooting 0.698 from the line I don’t think you are ever going to develop a jump shot. Kobe is the A-Rod of baseball, the Sidney Crosby of hockey. He is the best of the best. Maybe in a few years Lebron will be the best player in the league. However, right now the real king of basketball is Kobe Bryant not Lebron James.